These crispy breaded hot sandwiches are everything a snack should be: a shatteringly crisp breadcrumb coating, hot melted cheese and savory deli beef in every bite. If you love cheesy handhelds, do not miss our breakfast lavash roll with egg, ham and cheese and the crispy phyllo rolls with cheese and herbs.
Ingredients
- 8–12 slices toast bread
- 200 g (7 oz) deli beef (or sausage/ham)
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 150 g (1 1/2 cups) breadcrumbs
- 4–6 slices sandwich cheese
- Olive or sunflower oil for frying
Instructions
- Build sandwiches: layer deli beef and cheese between bread slices. Make them 2, 3, or even 4 layers tall.
- Dip each sandwich in beaten egg, then coat thoroughly in breadcrumbs.
- Fry in hot oil on both sides until deeply crisp and golden with the cheese melted inside.
- Serve immediately while hot and crunchy.
Tips
Keep the oil at a steady medium heat — too cool and the sandwiches soak up grease; too hot and the breadcrumbs burn before the cheese melts. Frying guides at Serious Eats explain how to hold the right temperature.
Press the sandwiches gently with a spatula as they fry so the layers fuse and the cheese melts evenly edge to edge.
Serve immediately: the crunch is at its peak in the first few minutes. For more snackable ideas, Allrecipes has plenty of game-day finger foods.